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HOLD GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT [4 records]

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Record 1 2025-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
  • Government Contracts
OBS

[Key objectives of] the Vendor Performance Management Policy... are to : optimize best value for Canadians; hold vendors who do not perform to account while incentivizing good performance; facilitate open and ongoing communications between government and vendors; establish ongoing, open communications between PSPC [Public Services and Procurement Canada] and other client federal departments regarding vendor expectations and performance that will be leveraged to improve relationships with vendors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Marchés publics
OBS

[...] la Politique de gestion du rendement des fournisseurs [...] vise principalement à : optimiser les ressources de l'État pour la population canadienne; demander aux fournisseurs dont le rendement est insatisfaisant de rendre des comptes tout en encourageant le bon rendement; assurer des communications ouvertes et continues entre le gouvernement et les fournisseurs; établir des communications ouvertes et continues entre SPAC [Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada] et les autres ministères clients fédéraux en ce qui concerne les attentes et le rendement des fournisseurs sur lesquels on misera pour améliorer les relations avec les fournisseurs.

Spanish

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Record 2 2020-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Transparency bots [make] data accessible and [are used to hold] government to account...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 3 2014-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • Parliamentary Language
DEF

The leader of the political party that usually has the second-largest number of MPs in the House of Commons.

CONT

The Leader of the Opposition is the primary spokesperson for the Official Opposition, whose role is to assess government policies and programs, to hold the government to account or draw attention to government inaction, and to offer constructive criticism and alternatives.

OBS

According to the “Parliamentary Publications Text Style Guidelines,” the official titles of high-ranking officials should be capitalized when referring to present office-holders, but unofficial and general titles are usually lower cased. In general usage, the capitalization of the different forms of this title varies greatly from one source to another, and sometimes within the same source. However, the use of capital letters is more common.

OBS

Not to be confused with "House Leader of the Official Opposition."

Key term(s)
  • Opposition Leader in the House of Commons

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
DEF

Chef du parti politique ayant habituellement fait élire le plus grand nombre de députés à la Chambre des communes après le parti ministériel.

OBS

Le [chef] de l'opposition est le principal porte-parole de l'opposition officielle. Le rôle de l'opposition officielle consiste à évaluer les politiques et les programmes du gouvernement, à obliger ce dernier à rendre des comptes, à souligner son inaction et à formuler des critiques ou des solutions constructives.

OBS

Même si on trouve le mot «opposition» écrit avec la majuscule initiale dans de très nombreuses sources, le «Manuel de style des publications parlementaires» préconise l'emploi de la minuscule.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «leader de l'opposition officielle à la Chambre».

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Administration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration fédérale
CONT

La Loi sur l'accès à l'information (LAI) constitue toujours un instrument important pour permettre aux citoyens d'obtenir des renseignements non publiés sur les activités gouvernementales afin de tenir le gouvernement responsable.

Spanish

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